grok

grok

transitive verb \ˈgräk\

grokkedgrok·king

Definition of GROK

: to understand profoundly and intuitively

Examples of GROK

1. <the eternal struggle of the human race to grok its place in the grand scheme of the universe>

Origin of GROK

coined by Robert A. Heinlein †1988 American author

First Known Use: 1961

Related to GROK

Synonyms

appreciate, apprehend, assimilate, behold, catch, catch on (to), cognize, compass, conceive, cotton (to or on to), decipher, decode, dig, discern, get, grasp, comprehend, intuit, know, make, make out, perceive, recognize, register, savvy, see, seize, sense, tumble (to), twig, understand

Antonyms

miss

Related Words

absorb, digest, take in; realize; fathom, penetrate, pierce

Near Antonyms

misapprehend, misconceive, misconstrue, misinterpret, misperceive, misread, mistake, misunderstand

Rhymes with GROK

bloc, block, bock, brock, chock, clock, cock, croc, crock, doc, dock, floc, flock, frock, hock, jock, knock, lakh, loch, lock, Locke, lough, moc, mock, nock, pock, roc, rock, schlock, shock, smock, sock, Spock, stock, wok